Peculiar question about calf bottles!

Here's a peculiar question: I was just looking at my calf bottles (you know, the two-quart white plastic bottles), which I use to feed goat kids with the appropriate nipples attached, and wondering if there was a source for some kind of a lid for them, other than the nipples? Does anyone have any ideas? I've been trying to think what to use for carrying milk on camping trips -- using pack goats, and with does in milk accompanying us -- and can't at present afford the stainless steel milk cans, although I'd love to get some of them. Some public lands don't allow glass containers to be carried, and it wouldn't really be a good idea, anyway, as they are too easy to break.

I have the screw on ring and sep. nipple assembly and the rings and nips will fit a reg mason jar...and there are plastic screw on covers for mason jars both large mouth and small to fit...so it would fit calf bottle as well...

Where did you get your calf bottles? The ones I have, have the 'pop-on' nipples. There aren't any threads, and I just checked, and a mason-jar ring is way too big anyway. So I'm thinking you have a different kind of calf bottle?

Where did you get your calf bottles? The ones I have, have the 'pop-on' nipples. There aren't any threads, and I just checked, and a mason-jar ring is way too big anyway. So I'm thinking you have a different kind of calf bottle?

Kathleen

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Yes, they come with a ring and a nipple that you screw on or with the pop-on nipple. The screw on kind would work for what your talking about, but for feeding calves, I prefer the pop-on nipples and bottles. Don't think there is any other type of lid for the pop-on type......

I found it, thanks! I think I'll get some of those screw-on caps, even if I find something better for putting milk in while we are camping, because it will be easier to put bottles away in the refrigerator without the tall nipples on them!